T20 World Cup: Asghar Afghan says goodbye while Afghanistan strikes Namibia

Afghanistan gave a perfect farewell gift to Asghar Afghan on Sunday at the T20 World Cup in Namibia with a 62-knot victory.

Asghar He made 31 of 23 balls in his last international appearanceCaptain Mohammad Nabi won the draw and chose to join in Game 2 of the match in the 160th to 5th in Afghanistan. Namibian batsmen fell against slower deliveries of fast balls from Afghanistan and limped from 98 to 9 with David Wiese scoring the best score with 26 30 balls.

Fastball player Hamid Hassan, playing his first T20 international in five years, picked up 3 for 9, while Naveen-ul-Haq smoothed out the first order to finish with 3 for 3.

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Asghar, who he announced his retirement From all sorts of crickets on Saturday, he was given an honor guard when the Namibian pitchers came out to join him in the middle of the entrance. He made a three-and-a-half belt in the penultimate shot before getting a catch to the point backwards.

“I want to give the youngsters a chance, this is a good opportunity for that,” Asghar said, adding that he was “hurt and decided to retire,” after Afghanistan lost to Pakistan in the penultimate match of the team.

Nabi was unbeaten in the 32nd with only 17 balls and dominated the last five overs with the help of Asghar. Batsman Mohammad Shahzad (45) and Hazratullah Zazaik (33) gave Afghanistan a decent start before Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton’s rotating leg (2 21) put the brakes on the center overs.

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But Nabi and Asghar’s experience has given enough run to Afghanistan’s lack of Nambia batting experience.

“Our plan is usually to do one first, but mentally we are also willing to go after it,” said Nabi, who only met Asghar’s retirement on Saturday night.

“Last night Asghar told me that tomorrow could be my last game, which is his decision,” Nabi said. “He has played for 16 years, has been a captain for six or seven years, and has won many games for Afghanistan.”

Afghanistan has two tough games in hand – four against New Zealand and India – with four points from three games. He lost a nail biting game in pakistan five wickets when the tough Asif Ali broke four sixes in the penultimate.

Namibia have two points from two games after beating Scotland in the opening match. The remaining three games are against much tougher opposition in New Zealand, India and Pakistan.

Namibian captain Gerhard Erasmus, who threw Hassan cleanly in the 12th, said he expected tough matches in the Super 12s.

“We knew it would go up a level from previous games,” he said. “Afghanistan came out with the bat and some of the cooperation was completely extended. It was the quality of their attack and their cricketers … showed it today. We will take this as a step towards the future.”